Progress report for
Achievement at a glance
11 schools teamed up with 50 companies, organisations, community groups and individuals consisting 2,667 volunteers carried out 61 cleanup activities in 2019, removed 2,312 kg of marine debris from Hong Kong's coastlines.
Beneficiaries
2,312 kg of marine debris
Actions
This year, 36,532 pieces of the tiny pieces of marine debris were collected in coastal areas. The tiny piece of marine debris were fragments of broken glass, foam and plastic. The source could came the items we used in daily life including food containers, plastic/ foam packaging, bottle caps, food wrappers and plastic bag. The fragments are not only affecting the beauty of our coastline, it will also accidentally swallowed by marine life as food and cause casualties.
Submitted on
04 September, 2020
Progress Status
Completed